War is Hell. After a succession of movies that sprang out of the savagery of Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now, Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan
Tag: 2005
Revolver (2005) – Review
It’s not easy to break out of a box you’ve put yourself in, but after Guy Ritchie’s third film – Madonna/Ritchie vanity project Swept Away
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) – Review
You never know what a film may ultimately be remembered for. You’d hope that it mostly would be cherished in the minds of audiences for
The Exorcism Of Emily Rose (2005) – Review
While it took me some time to spot it, it seems that there’s nothing that Scott Derrickson likes more than to take a typical horror
Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005) – Review
Shifts in subgenre midway through a franchise aren’t as rare (or as desperate) as they might initially sound, it’s just how you handle it that
Hostel (2005) – Review
If there ever was a product of its time, then surely it was the aggressively nasty horror sub-genre known as torture porn. Technically jump started
xXx: State Of The Union (2005) – Review
So, to put it mildly, I’ve never been a fan of the original xXx. Oh hey, I’m fully on board with filmmakers trying to come
Wallace And Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit (2005) – Review
You have to give the plasticine slingers and Aardman Animation all the credit in tbe world. I mean, when you consider that they already had
Transporter 2 (2005) – Review
Back in 2002, Luc Besson’s seemingly never ending goal to turn every, random, adolescent idea hes ever had into flashy, eccentric, middle-of-the-road actioners hit something
Edmond (2005) – Review
On paper, a union between splattery horror director Stuart Gordon and celebrated writer David Mamet seems like an odd combination. Had Gordon hit the mainstream
The Descent (2005) – Review
After firmly installing himself on everyone’s radar with his massively fun debut, the horror comedy Dog Soliders, everyone huddled round waiting to see what British
Sin City (2005) – Review
Even during a decade where comic book movies rose to prominence like never before, Sin City still felt like a lead pipe to the back
Dominion: Prequel To The Exorcist (2005) – Review
When it comes to the tale of two Exorcist sequels, it was hardly a case of “it was the best of times, it was the
Unleashed (2005) – Review
When broken down, modern-set martial arts movies are something of a simple breed. Usually, while the fights and choreography are blisteringly complex, the stories and
Cursed (2005) – Review
Whether you enjoyed the meta revolution that came from the success of Scream, or just thought all the self referential jabs got in the way
The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005) – Review
If I had to pick out only one difference between James O’Barr’s gently vicious comic book, The Crow and the sequels that came in the
The Brothers Grimm (2005) – Review
Sometimes the studio system and visionary filmmakers simply don’t mix and never has this been more evident than with Terry Gilliam who seemingly has made
Æon Flux (2005) – Review
If there’s nothing that gets on my nerves more, it’s a big budget sci-fi movie that tries to harness a deliriously eccentric animated series while
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) – Review
The only thing that was surprising about insanely influential screenwriter Shane Black making the long overdue jump to directing was that it took so bloody
Red Eye (2005) – Review
After a career boost he enjoyed thanks to a trilogy featuring a certain ghost faced, pop culture obsessed slasher, Wes Craven’s career seemed to be
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